Amphoric
resembling the deep, hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a large, narrow-necked, empty bottle:
amphoric breathing.
historical examples
the old doctor murmured some words about amphoric breathing, and a sound such as a cracked jar might give out.
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adjective
resembling the sound produced by blowing into a bottle. amphoric breath sounds are heard through a stethoscope placed over a cavity in the lung
amphoric am·phor·ic (ām-fôr’ĭk)
adj.
relating to or characteristic of a sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle. used to describe sounds in percussion and auscultation.
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